P is for Pardoned
After a horrible fail, Castro's men were captured/killed at Moncada. At the trial, Fidel Castro gave a speech(his most famous speech)- History Will Absolve Me, and was pardoned for about two years. http://www2.truman.edu/~marc/webpages/revsfall99/cuba/
December 2, 1956 Castro and his 82 soldiers went aboard a ship; Granma. They had landed in cuba but Castro's number of soldiers quickly reduced because of Batista's men. But Castro and some of his most important leaders still made it to Sierra Maestra mountains.
http://library.thinkquest.org/18355/the_cuban_revolution_-_1959.html
O is for On May 24, 1958
On the 24th Batista had lauched an attack on Castro's rebels: Operación verano.
Batista had 17 battalions, tanks, planes, and ships - but when he fought Castro, Castro's men still inflicted a heavy number of casualties on Batista soldiers.
http://library.thinkquest.org/18355/the_cuban_revolution_-_1959.html
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P is for Pardoned
After a horrible fail, Castro's men were captured/killed at Moncada. At the trial, Fidel Castro gave a speech(his most famous speech)- History Will Absolve Me, and was pardoned for about two years.
http://www2.truman.edu/~marc/webpages/revsfall99/cuba/
Q is for consequences
Fidel Castro, Che guevara, Raul Castro, Camilo Cienfuegos took on Batista's army. Batista couldn't keep up with castro's guerilla war fare tatics- so he had to live with the consequences-and surrender.
http://library.thinkquest.org/18355/the_cuban_revolution_-_1959.html
R is for Rebels
The rebels relied on the peasants for support. And the rebel leadership grew each time Batist attacked.
http://library.thinkquest.org/18355/the_cuban_revolution_-_1959.html
S is fo socialist
Castro began to plan the "26 of july" movnment and also an army.his goal? well, it was to create a socialist revolution to overthrow Batista.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/cuba1.htm
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T is for trial
Fidel Castro was imprisoned. During his trial he 'conducted his own legal defence by severly denouncing Batista's regime.'
http://www.suite101.com/content/the-cuban-revolution-1959-a212688
U is for unsuccesfully
Anti-batista group - who were not associated with Castro - unsuccesfully led an armed assault on the Presidential Palace.
http://www2.truman.edu/~marc/webpages/revsfall99/cuba/
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V is for victory
Casro and his men soon came to a victory when his enemys finaly surrendered.
https://glazersspace.wikispaces.com/file/view/Fidel_castro_life_magazine_2.jpg/32409801/Fidel_castro_life_magazine_2.jpg
https://glazersspace.wikispaces.com/file/view/Fidel_castro_life_magazine_2.jpg/32409801/Fidel_castro_life_magazine_2.jpg
W is for warfare
Castro took Batista by suprise using guerilla style warfare. Later Batista surrendered.
https://glazersspace.wikispaces.com/file/view/Fidel_castro_life_magazine_2.jpg/32409801/Fidel_castro_life_magazine_2.jpg
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X is fo explained
Raul Castro explained the events of Moncada barracks in Santiago. "It was a surprise action to disarm the enemy-" Raul
spoke thoes words, and much more.
http://www.rcgfrfi.easynet.co.uk/ratb/cuba/cuba_rev.htm
http://www.pagefarm.net/wiki/index.php?title=Moncada_Barracks
Y is for history
" History will absolve me." Fidel Castro said these words in his famous defence speech.
http://www.rcgfrfi.easynet.co.uk/ratb/cuba/cuba_rev.htm
http://images6.cpcache.com/product/socialist-socialism-politics+-+government/197625726v2_225x225_Front.jpg
Z is for _
the cuban revolution was a hard won battle. but in the end castro came out on top. batista had fallen pray to
castro's guerilla style fighting. but winning the battle would have been a lot harder if castro didnt have the
peasants to back him up.
http://wrscoldwar.pbworks.com/f/1244409144/Cuban_Revolution.jpg